Roberto Satoshi
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About Us
Roberto Satoshi de Souza was born on the 19th of September, 1989 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Roberto started training martial arts as a child under his father’s tutelage, learning Judo at first and later Jiu-Jitsu. Reaping the profits of being one of the youngest of a family fully dedicated to Jiu-Jitsu, Roberto started making a dent in the BJJ junior divisions by winning several trophies, including the World Championship in both his weight category and the open weight, immediately standing out as one of the sports rising stars. Unfortunately, after 2006, the World Jiu-Jitsu championship was taken away from Brazil and started being held in California, USA, as Satoshi could not get strong sponsorships to compete abroad he missed a couple of years, making his return in 2009 with a successful run for the world title.
As Mauricio (Roberto’s oldest brother) settled in Japan, opening an academy there, Satoshi decided to visit the country both to compete and to see his brother. The experience was so successful that Roberto decided to stay for good, at first living as he could, working in factories to survive, but shortly after he managed to break through and started making a living solely out of competing and teaching Jiu-Jitsu.
On the 1st of May 2011, Roberto Satoshi received the well-deserved black belt from the hands of his father, hours after the ceremony Master Adilson de Souza passed away in the hospital due to a prolonged illness.
